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Stop Chasing Motivation and Start Achieving your Goals.
Motivation is a mysterious bird – one that seems to fly in and out of our lives on a whim. Taming your motivation and making it do your bidding is actually not as hard as it sounds. Continue reading
When is the right time to hire your first employee?
For many of us, we eased into the business – often through side work and freelancing. As we worked up we broke out on our own and then – WHAM. We hit the wall. Too much work, not enough time. Is it time to hire? Continue reading
A Formula to Avoid Misunderstandings
Considering the sheer number of variables involved in communicating anything – it is an absolute wonder that it is possible at all. Even a little bit. Neurons, muscles, tissues, thoughts, air pressure, volume, pitch, language – the variables involved are absolutely mind blowing. It’s not surprising then that one of the many invisible elements of effective communication is often neglected. Continue reading
Conquer the to-do list in 3 easy steps
The dreaded and ever lengthening to-do list strikes fear into the hearts of most business owners. From the crumpled up bits of paper to the incorrectly used weekly planner. Our infatuation with “getting things done” has evolved into “trying to do everything.” Continue reading
You’d be surprised how many business owners get this wrong.
It seems you can’t get your employees to do anything right. They tell you one thing to get hired and then they get to the job and sit on their hands, or worse. You end every conversation with the thought “I can‘t believe I had to tell him/her to do that.” And slowly your faith in people slides further into the gutter.
So what now? Continue reading
The Decision Making Matrix Web and How Senior Management Can Untangle their Organizations
The Matrix.
No, not the popular movie and all its accompanying sequels.
The matrix is what participants who attend the leadership development classes I facilitate call how they commonly have to get work done, through a labyrinth of internal and external business partners. With the continued removal of layers of middle-management in many organizations, productivity today is achieved in large part by people working with many others with whom they have no direct reporting relationship.
The secret to Managing People
The work of a manager is often daunting. The day to day grind of demands from both the bottom and the top of the food chain threaten to tear most managers in half. Continue reading
“Time Management” is a Waste of Time.
Making the most of your day seems impossible when you are buried under a pile of b.s. tasks and general nonsense. Finding ways to be more productive may NOT be the answer. Continue reading
The hidden thief in your business
It has cost America’s corporations $250 billion, wasted 135 million work days, and caused 80 percent of the nation’s industrial accidents. And it has literally driven tens of thousands of employees to the use of alcohol and drugs. Continue reading
